Concept / Adult
Adult
A person of an age that is not a child
A person of an age that is not a child.
Adult portrait
The fixed boy motif conflicts with an adult age direction, so it is replaced with an adult portrait.
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Makes the figure's age group read as adult.
Appearance and effects
A person readable as an adult age group becomes the image subject.
Visual traits
- Adult person
- Clear age group
Expected changes
- The figure is more likely to read as adult
- A childlike appearance is less likely
Five examples
1 — Adult walking
A dog alone cannot show an adult age group, so it is replaced with an adult walking.
a full-body adult walking along a path
- adult walking
2 — Adult reading
A cat alone cannot show an adult age group, so it is replaced with an adult reading.
an adult reading a book in a chair
- adult reading
3 — Adult portrait
The fixed boy motif conflicts with an adult age direction, so it is replaced with an adult portrait.
a chest-up portrait with an adult face clearly visible
- adult portrait
4 — Adult in a quiet room
An unoccupied quiet room cannot show an adult, so it is replaced with an adult in a quiet room.
an adult seated by a window in a quiet room
- seated adult
5 — Adult outdoors
A landscape without a person cannot show an adult age group, so it is replaced with an adult outdoors.
a full-body adult standing in a natural setting
- adult outdoors
Meaning and scope
Definition
Adult denotes a person who is not a child or young adolescent. Occupation, gender expression, clothing, build, action, and family relation are specified separately.
In more detail
Use it when a figure's age group should read as adult. Degree of youth or age, social role, and expression are not determined by this direction alone.
Includes
- An individual or group that reads as adult
- Figure images restricted to adult age
Excludes
- Children or young adolescents
- A particular occupation
- Details of bodily maturity
What this does not imply
- A particular gender
- occupation
- or clothing
- A particular build or ethnicity
- An action or narrative
Variability
The age range is broad and can be adjusted separately from younger to older adults.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify only the figure's age and specify role or clothing separately
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify relationships with children separately as scene or relation
Typical uses
- Create an adult figure image
- Distinguish an age group from children
Possible failure modes
- The figure is depicted as a child or boy
- Occupation or clothing becomes fixed
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